Bio: Capt. Peter Youree, Caddo Parish La Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890 Submitted by: Suzanne Shoemaker ************************************************** ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ******** CAPT. PETER YOUREE, capitalist, Shreveport, La. Capt. Peter Youree was born in Lafayette County, Mo., April 23, 1843, and is a son of P. E. and M. M. (Zimmerman) Youree, natives, respectively, of Tennessee and Kentucky. The parents emigrated to Missouri about 1830, and located in Lafayette County, where they were among the pioneers. The father followed merchandising at Waverly, Mo., for many years, and received his final summons in Tennessee. The mother is still living, and is a resident of Sumner County, Tenn. They were the parents of nine children, seven of whom are now living. Capt. Peter Youree attained his growth and received his education in Lafayette County, Mo., and early became familiar with the mercantile business in his father's store. In 1861 he enlisted in Company A, Gordon's regiment, and served until the surrender. he was wounded twice, once at Shiloh and again at Helena by gunshots, being taken care of by friends. He went back as a private, and the latter part of the war commanded Company I, of Slayback's regiment. He was in all the engagements of his regiment, and served the Confederacy faithfully and well. He came to Shreveport with his company, and surrendered there in 1865. He had not a dollar to his name, and as the Captain graphically remarked, "It was a ground-hog case," and he was obliged to stay here. He began life over again, entered a store as a clerk, and continued to fill that position for several years. He finally embarked in the mercantile business for himself, and this he carried on for about five years, since which time he has been engaged in the real estate business. He has more business property and residences than any man in Shreveport. He owned the Shreveport Street Railway for several years, and is one of the prominent men of the city. He is a member of the police jury of Caddo Parish, and is a member of the Confederate Association. He was married, in 1870, to Miss Bettie Scott, of Scottsville, Tex., by whom he has two children: W. S. and Susie R. The Captain has one of the finest residences in the city, and everything about the place indicates ease and plenty. He owns the Phoenix Hotel, the style and plan of architecture being original with him. Mrs. Youree comes from sturdy ancestors on both sides of the house. Her father, Col. W. T. Scott, served his State long and faithfully in many positions, and her maternal grandfather, Capt. W. P. Rose, figured in a distinguished manner during the war between the Regulators and Moderators in Texas.